Misdiagnosis NHS
On today's Morning Extra we're hearing the stories of patients who've suffered for years -- or even died -- because doctors mis-diagnosed their illnesses.
Experts have that the current rate of misdiagnosis for all consultations is probably around 15 per cent -- that's one in six of patients walking through hospital or GPs' doors. Annually, that amounts to around 3m consultations in Scotland alone that result in a misdiagnosis. Although not all of those will end in harm to the patient, nobody knows how many actually do, because nobody records misdiagnosis, even if they have led to serious harm.
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